I'm a Contemplative - I think, a lot. I reflect, assess, process, transfer information to varying sources and then apply it deeper with a focus that many reserve for work they are actually paid to do. I can't help myself - I'm convinced this behaviour is programmed into my DNA.
I like to think that it makes me a better person in the long run - albeit, my invisible contributions via a sound and balanced Presence doesn't go over well with those rooted firmly in the world as it exists in a practical, left-brained reality.
Which actually makes me quite frustrated with my own Self too - because I have a vital and dynamic left-brain that frowns regularly on the more Spiritual Self committed to Self Actualization at all costs.
I've been so stuck for so long.I have ideas - I even have visions of an Ideal Life I'd love to lead, contributing my gifts in service to fellow travellers on the path to connection, to wholeness and to rising above the living of life as we've been told it needs to be lived but instead, to live it in the way the more Spiritual amongst us tell us is possible; honouring our inner calling, bringing what we love to do into the world because the world needs more people who love what they do.
It's an interesting time right now - and people like us are possibly Pioneers to a more balanced and happy way of getting by each and every day ~ feeling blessed and grateful and content and not needing to be Rock Stars screaming out our existence and how we got here and how 'you can too' from platforms far and wide.
People like us - we can be the change we desire to see in the world. We can bring deep meaning and significance to ordinary acts that, when connected to other ordinary acts, can bring about a change that is so needed.
Do you feel that? Do you feel that a change is needed? I do. And I also feel that I can be instrumental in leading that change. And it is exactly HOW to do this that has kept me silent and away for so long. It's my Passage right now - and I'm learning and living the truth in the Garden Stone's wisdom depicted above: There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.
I do things differently. I see things differently. And yet, I am me - so in that regard, it is difficult to recognize that what I do and what I see might be of any interest at all to others. I'll bet you've been there too - thinking you're all ordinary and not nearly as impressive as some of the voices out there - the ones going places with Followers galore and 'rocking it out' in the name of being anything OTHER than ordinary.
Something Different This Way Comes ...
I'm about to introduce a series on this site that holds the intent of attracting kindred Spirits willing to engage in a meaningful process that honours this mantra I hold for my Self: Live Life Present and Awake with Clarity, Focus, Enchantment and Response-Ability. I know that it is possible to go deep, to confront barriers and to practically explore Spiritual Concepts that are often presented in language and experience that seems impractical in the day-to-day realities we all experience. The magical and inspiring words of others can lift us while we read them - and then be forgotten once we've moved on to the next thing.
It doesn't have to be this way. It IS possible to have meaningful conversation about things that matter and to connect with others on a similar path for the mutual uplifting of us all. And in so doing, we make our individual worlds a better place - which then ripples out to Humanity as a whole.
Do you feel a similar pull to move toward something that will better align with who you sense yourself to be? Tell me about it - let's talk.
Sally, were you particularly talking to me? It certainly seemed like you were. I too feel the need to ge deeper (and am having to find my own way to do it) and would also like to make a difference, and I feel like my life is very ordinary. The mundane, everyday stuff seems to get in the way. I try to discuss these things with my hubby - who is very left brain (I'm quite left brain, but am trying to move more to the right!)but I feel that he listens more out of politeness rather than interest. I'd love to be living an authentic life, but am not sure even what an authentic life is for me (some of the things that are important to me seem to conflict with others)- so I'd love to connect with others in the same position. As a side note Sally, you do make a difference - your posts here and your posts on facebook are important to me - they make me think deeply about things that I otherwise wouldn't and they are helping me on my journey - I love you for that! xxx Karen B
ReplyDeleteIt's that whole Reflective Mirror thing Karen ~ I'm talking about me -- and yet a walking, talking mirror for anyone else who may see a similar experience in their own lives reflected there.
ReplyDeleteThere are so many beautiful souls sharing their experiences on the Authentic Path ~ and while on the one hand, it provides us with hope that such a life is possible ... it can also mire us to a degree; leave us wondering how our own lives can ever feel like that with all that they now consist of. Like it's a pipe dream for some and a reality for others.
For me, I'm learning that an Authentic Life can emerge when space is created in it for things that genuinely make YOU happy. This does not disrespect others in your life nor will it shake their realities too much as a result.
Slowly over time, as you learn and discover more about what actually makes you happy, intrinsically vs 'things' and 'stuff' ... it becomes easier to incorporate more of it into each day - and to share your desire for those aspects too.
Because truth is - when you're happy inside ~ the energy you bring to each relationship is richer than it was when only parts of you were there.
Stay tuned for the series that will be introduced very soon. We're going to travel to destinations where we'll individually seek to define our Authentic feelings and attitudes about each place and then figure out how to take that new wisdom into our every day lives in ways that will work for us.
Thank you so much, also, for telling me I make a difference. That means a lot to me - because the last thing I desire to do is to further contribute to the online noise.